A Culture of Credit Embedding Trust and Transparency in American Business |
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| Author:
| Olegario, Rowena |
| Series title: | Harvard Studies in Business History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-04163-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $99.00USD $61.00 |
Book Description:
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In the growing and dynamic economy of nineteenth-century America, businesses sold vast quantities of goods to one another, mostly on credit. This book explains how business people solved the problem of whom to trust--how they determined who was deserving of credit, and for how much.
In the growing and dynamic economy of nineteenth-century America, businesses sold vast quantities of goods to one another, mostly on credit. This book explains how business people solved the problem of whom to trust--how they determined who was deserving of credit, and for how much.